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Sakai → Kyoto

Ōsaka → Kyoto
Straight line55 km
By road64 km
Driving time57min
Fuel cost¥950
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakai and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car64 km57min
🚲 Bike64 km4h 16min
🚶 On foot64 km13h 14min

Road distance, driving time and the route below are computed by our routing engine. Fuel cost assumes ~8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L (regular gasoline, e-Stat national average 2025).

About this route

The distance from Sakai (Ōsaka) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 55 km in a straight line, or 64 km by road. A car trip takes about 57min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥950. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.1°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Sakai →

Driving directions · Sakai → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue24 m0min
  2. →Turn right46 m0min
  3. ←Turn left78 m0min
  4. →Turn right26 m0min
  5. →Turn right61 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 国道26号262.6 km3min
  7. ←Turn left154 m0min
  8. ↑Continue11.6 km7min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 11323 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 堺筋102312 m0min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 堺筋102383 m0min
  12. ↖Turn slight left onto 大阪高槻京都線1415 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 曽根崎通1, 1633.3 km3min
  14. ↖Turn slight left onto 大阪生駒線82.0 km3min
  15. ←Turn left519 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 花博通2.6 km3min
  17. ↰Keep left32.9 km26min
  18. ↱Keep right5.9 km8min
  19. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  20. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  21. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  22. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  23. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sakai to Kyoto?

About 64 km by road (55 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Sakai to Kyoto?

About 57min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥950 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).